DrumHeads Podcast

About DrumHeads Podcast

Drumheads is a drumming podcast hosted by Stacey Hood, featuring conversations with professional drummers from punk, rock, jazz, and funk. Each episode covers the real experience of making a living as a drummer — the music, the stories, and life on the road. No drumming experience required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Stacey Hood

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

26 Jan 2025

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Shannon Forrest - Boz Scaggs, Toto, Dukes of September

   Shannon Forrest joins Drumheads for a conversation about feel, recording, and the decisions behind a great drum part. Known for his Nashville session work and performances with Toto, Shannon brings a drummer’s, producer’s, and engineer’s perspective to the discussion. We explore listening, supporting the song, and keeping personality in a recorded performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Ben Thatcher - Royal Blood - S02E29

   Royal Blood drummer Ben Thatcher joins Stacey Hood on Drumheads for a conversation about the decisions behind the sound. From heavy riffs to danceable grooves, we explore his partnership with Mike Kerr, the balance between restraint and release, and how humor finds its way into the music. Plus, the rehearsal ideas that stick and the realities of life behind the kit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Nick Shabatura - Corrosion of Conformity - S02E28

   Corrosion of Conformity drummer Nick Shabatura joins the Drumheads Podcast to talk about stepping into the band, playing songs from across its catalog, and finding his own feel behind the kit. He also shares how he approaches the rhythm section and what makes a heavy groove work live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on DrumHeads Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Zac Mayfield
• Brandon Green
• Dylan Wade
• Walfredo Reyes Jr
• Migdalia Van Der Hoven

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,129,165,588

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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